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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/8] Simplify exec_permission_lite() further
On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 03:40:12PM +0100, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > This function is only called for path components that are already known
> > to be directories (they have a '->lookup' method). So don't bother
> > doing that whole S_ISDIR() testing,
>
> A few years ago you briefly discussed diddling the VFS to accept
> objects which are both files and directories. That is, have
> ->lookup() and also can be read as regular files.
>
> I don't know if your thinking has changed, and I don't particularly
> care, only thought I'd remind in case it's something you'd like to
> support at some point.

If it's being used as a component of a pathname, we're _using_ it as a
directory, so it won't matter for this case.

--
Matthew Wilcox Intel Open Source Technology Centre
"Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this
operating system, but compare it to ours. We can't possibly take such
a retrograde step."


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